Recruiting Forum Football Talk IV

[engineerVOL]

@Enki_Amenra = Calvin Ridley.

Change my mind. ️

 

[volbeast33]

Similar to recruiting rankings, I prefer to look at KenPom rankings in terms of tiers and gaps, to adjust for margins going down the list (the way we can often see a larger gap between #3 and #8 than #8 all the way to #20 in recruiting). What is shocking this year (and vibes with most people's eye test) is how much parity there is at the top.

Take out Gonzaga...who has a light schedule let's be real...and the #2-#12 (UT) teams are only separated by less than 3 1/2 points. And if you go further down, the gap just between us and #16 is another 4 points. Basically...the top 12 teams can hardly be separated.

For reference - the gap between #2 and #12 last year was a whopping 11 points...

All I can think is this means extra madness this year. Nobody is safe.

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Just like recruiting rankings….. I prefer whichever site has us rated the highest.

 

[Deebowbear]

Heupel mentioned him being a “tireless recruiter” which is refreshing… CFB is about getting the players largely. Heupel seems to think he’ll be good in that department

Where’s his recruiting back ground , southern states?

 

[Devo182]

How far has the ACC fallen? only 1 team in the top 25.

It is unreal. The BiG and SEC have eaten up their losses as well. UNC and post-K Duke will have a potential semi-rough road ahead of them. Cuse, Louisville, and Pitt have really, and shockingly, fallen off.

Though I'd at least suspect UVA will be back in the future. Their coach is too good.

 

[Devo182]

Where’s his recruiting back ground , southern states?

Ohio Northern and Georgia (DII) early on.

TN Tech and Garner-Webb (NC) most recently.

Played at Samford (AL).

Mostly southern, just not at this level.

 

[bigorange]

 

[volbeast33]

Where’s his recruiting back ground , southern states?

That is one of the most overrated things we worry about, imo….. if you can recruit then you can recruit….. he is from the south…. Played at Samford….. this is his first big time job.

 

[Tri-CitiesVol]

@Enki_Amenra = Calvin Ridley.

Change my mind. ️

Pretty sure @Enki_Amenra is locked away in rehab. Seems to only post a couple times a week when they hand out the phones.

 

[drvenner]

- Hubbs

Willing to give him a chance, but I am with Bass on this one. I really would have thought we could have gotten someone a little more established. Not upset or concerned. Just seems a little weird.

 

[drvenner]

Today’s worldle looks like a chicken mcnugget.
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I could not get it even by cheating. Stupid game.

 

[Weezer]

@Weezer got an infected in-grown toenail, but other than that, no.

It got better.

 

[bigorange]

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Man, Butler ran sloooow.

Taylor an unofficial 4.36 though is cooking!

 

[Weezer]

Willing to give him a chance, but I am with Bass on this one. I really would have thought we could have gotten someone a little more established. Not upset or concerned. Just seems a little weird.

If I had to guess, I would say we COULD have, but Josh Heupel chose not to. I'm of the opinion this isn't about people not wanting the job, so much as Heupel going with someone he knows and trusts.

 

[pharmvol10]

If I had to guess, I would say we COULD have, but Josh Heupel chose not to. I'm of the opinion this isn't about people not wanting the job, so much as Heupel going with someone he knows and trusts.

Timing absolutely sucked.

 

[MemphisVol3]

Man, Butler ran sloooow.

Taylor an unofficial 4.36 though is cooking!

His 4.36 was official. But yes, he got wheels! lol

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

Burns was not a good fit according to several media people. Obviously Pope is. Maybe thats why he was strongly considered and ultimately hired.

 

[MemphisVol3]

If I had to guess, I would say we COULD have, but Josh Heupel chose not to. I'm of the opinion this isn't about people not wanting the job, so much as Heupel going with someone he knows and trusts.

And also stability and familiarity. He already knows the terminology, scheme, etc.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Player reaction to Pope was all I needed to see.

 

[VOLSONLY]

Looks like the players are IN on this hire. I’ll trust JH until I don’t

 

[Weezer]

Sometimes I’ll guess a random country and immediately regret it because I have no frame of reference, because I forgot where that country exists on the planet. Ugh.

Oh great it’s 8,067 km from Myanmar…. now where is Myanmar

Where Burma used to be...

 

[volbeast33]

Willing to give him a chance, but I am with Bass on this one. I really would have thought we could have gotten someone a little more established. Not upset or concerned. Just seems a little weird.

I like giving guys working up through the ranks a shot if he feels like he deserves it….. it would be different if we were able to bring in the wide receiver coach equivalent of Rodney Garner….. I didn’t find David Johnson or the Georgia tech guy to be overly impressive candidates.

 

[Weezer]

I could not get it even by cheating. Stupid game.

You must be bad at cheating. Just put it in image search.

 

[butchna]

I like giving guys working up through the ranks a shot if he feels like he deserves it….. it would be different if we had to bring in the wide receiver coach equivalent of Rodney Garner….. I didn’t find David Johnson or the Georgia tech guy to be overly impressive candidates.

Thought Coach YAC’s previous stint unimpressive…at the position group we were hiring.

 

[volbeast33]

Thought Coach YAC’s previous stint unimpressive…at the position group we were hiring.

I wasn’t impressed by him but always willing to give a guy another chance as dysfunctional as we have been…… seems like parents, players, and recruits really seem to like this guy…. I hope it works out.